Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1887-10-20
ITEMS ABOUT WOMEN.

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Mrs. NELLIE GRANT SARToRIS and
one of her children have arrived in this
country for a visit
Miss HELoIsE HERsEY will return tC
Boston late in October, and open
class in English literature
Miss ANNA DICKINSON. who has been
very i'll at Honesdale, Pa, has so far
recovered as to be able to take short
walks.
Mrs. ANNA B. McHANAN has just is
sued little pamphlet of Outlines
for the study of Shakespeare and
Browning by classes.
Mrs MARIA WHITE, an old friend OF
the Beecher family, has rented the
house of Henry Ward Beecher, and
will let the furnished rooms to dodgers.
Mrs. MARTHA H. MOORE has be-
queathed to Colby University 5000
The proceeds are to be applied for the
use of the library, the same to be
known as the Martha Moore Library
Fund.
Mrs. NANCY SOPHIA BRYANT, who
was ell known and active in caring
for orphans and the destitute of this
city, as long ago as 1S47, is preparing
for publication book of reminis
cences of Boston and its noted charac I.
ters. Mrs. Bryant is nearly eighty
years of age.
Miss FRANCES Z, WILLARD, after
consultation with Mrs. Margaret
Bright Lucas, president of the Worlds
Christian Temperance Union, calls
upon the members in this country tc
recognize November y and 1S, as days
for prayer for the growth and r'versal
diffusion of all forms of temperance
work.
Mrs. MARY KELLERMAN, of Chetopa,
Kan, is member OF the Board of Ed
ucation of that city, member of the
Board of Examiners, of the w. c. 1.
u, of the Woman's Foreign Mission
ary Society, and of the Orphans and
Home Relief Association, all "because
she wants to help he woman's cause,
and there are so few who will take the
responsibility"
Mrs. MARY SEYMOUR HOWELL spoke
on Woman Suffrage in Byron. N. Y,
August 4. Mr.. Sylyina Nj. Green ar
ranged the meeting, which was largely
,4,ouJoJ M,s Hnuall ,y;n oocant IN,
vitations to lecture and organize in
Northern and Eastern New York in
September, and in Western New York
in October and November. Her ad.
dress is 15l Hamilton street, Albany,
NY
Miss MAY MONROE, is a daughter
of the late Prof. Lewis b. Monroe.
Dean of the Boston University School
of Oratory. Miss Monroe has been in,
terested in her fathers work from child.
hood, especially in that part of oratory
which relates to gesture and its under.
lying principles, as discovered by Del
sarte. For the last few years she has
been studying with Mr.. Steele
Mackayc, of New York, favorite
pupil of Delsarte, who has invented q
series of "harmoniac gymnastics fol
freeing the body from its restrictions
and imparting grace to all its move
). ments.
/ CERTAIN men in times past, as well
, as in Georgia at present, have clam
ored to be protected from the ambition
of the black man. We have very
, poor opinion of such chaps, for they
admit their inferiority when they ask
, tor special legislation to bar out the
, blacks; but, much as we despise this
cowardly exhibition of intolerance, we
! despise the man more who will by
word. act or deed prevent woman from
( entering the lists to compete with
4 him in her endeavor to earn an honest
p livelihood. Woman should have an
q equal chance with man, and, so far as
n we are concerned, we are not in the
n least afraid to arm her with the ballot.
: -Meadrille Republican.
n Mrs. HANCOCK says that once, when
It the General felt called upon to enter
v tain half dozen Sioux chieftains, she
:. helped him in his task by playing the
# piano for them. The music evidently
/, had power to please if not to ''sootht
o the savage" for Immediately nego
: tiations commenced, through al
l. interpreter to purchase the "bis
IT captains squaw," along with th'
v Emusic table. Beads. robes anS
= blankets were first offered for th'
Is exchange. When the "big captain" re
jected these, supposing the induce
ments were not sufficient they adde'
ponies to an increased number o
robes and trinkets of all kinds. Thei
. indignation and dissatisfaction wer
= apparent, and quickly made eviden
III by their leaving the house in India
n file. without q glance here or there
b. seeming deaf to the interpreters al
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